Sleightholm Folk Art

Tag: christmas

  • In search of ‘hygge’

         This morning when I woke up the light was that pale, light blue of winter. Light made only when its coming in through bare branches and snow on the ground. There was nothing to do for the moment but snuggle in further under quilts and blink awake.    “It’s snow!” The baby chirped, pointing…

  • Christmas Blessings!~

           I can’t believe it, Christmas is almost here. This happens to me every year….I spend months thinking about it, painting it, and then it arrives and it all rushes by so fast! Things have been busy around here, mailing out orders (thank you all who ordered— SO MUCH!) and doing the Advent…

  • Adoptable House Tomtens!

       Ooooh, it’s that time of year again! I have a collection of handmade house tomtens that need homes! I cant wait to share with you this year’s special little guys— and gals!   What is a ‘house tomten’, you ask? Well, a tomten (or tomte, or nisse, or tomte-nisse, etc) is a Scandinavian gnome known…